Monday, March 17, 2014

March's Ireland (1979) & July's Delphinium

Here it is - finished!

Design - "July's Delphinium"
Designer - Cottage Garden Samplings
Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen
Fibers - GAST & WDW & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 12 January 2014
Completed - 10 March 2014

The delphiniums were a little 'fiddly' to stitch, but it was worth it as they turned out very life-like. This series continues to delight me month after month!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Off we go to continue our visit to Ireland circa 1979.
(Warning Picture Heavy!)

Rock of Cashel

Hore Abbey

Shannon River

Blarney Castle

Christ Church Cathedral - Dublin

Glendalough

Glendalough

Curraughs delivering to the Aran Isles

Inishmore

Inishmore

The cliffs of Inishmore

Westport

Connemara Lake - Sheffery Hills

The 12 Bens from Ben Leitni

Irish farmer

Dingle

Dingle

Dingle Cowboy

First Communion - Dublin

Lace curtain window - Dublin

River Liffey - Dublin

Botanic Gardens - Dublin

Goodness - that was some time ago - January through the end of May in 1979. One of the coldest and wettest winters on record for Ireland, thus all my dark, gloomy gray photos! We were thrilled when spring finally made its presence known in May.

17 comments:

Vickie said...

Beautiful! You got some great shots. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

LaNelle said...

Thanks for the trip to Ireland great photos, Happy St. Patrick's Day! Stitching is beautiful ....

Margaret said...

What great pics! It must have been a fun stay, despite the grayness. Love your delphiniums! Fiddly or not, they are wonderful!

butterfly said...

Thank you for the trip to Ireland such a lovely place I have only been there once.
Love your stitching and header .

Melissa said...

Thanks for sharing the photos of your time spent in Ireland. It must've been a very nice experience.

Congrats on finishing July - love the delphiniums! So pretty!

Michele said...

I like the eerie greenish haze of the fog in the image of Blarney Castle. I could daydream about the faeries and the mythical creatures there about. LOL Beautiful shots...all.

Andrea said...

Happy St.Patricks Day!

Did you get to kiss the Blarney stone? looks a bit precarious to me from what I have seen of it on tv!

Great photos.

Barb said...

Great pictures of Ireland. I liked your Wip's also.

Barb said...

I love the Irish photos. Your pictures show Ireland the way I picture it. Plus your July project is just beautiful! I do love delphiniums!! I wish I had seen these before I did the Word Plays. These are so pretty! I do think I'll stitch a few and see how it goes.

Pam in IL said...

Awesome pics from Ireland. July Delphiniums is beautiful!

Chris said...

Lovely stitching.
Thanks for taking me on your travels again..even time traveling with you is fun :)

cucki said...

Aww sweet pictures from Ireland ..
Beautiful finish too
Big hugs x

Carol said...

Really enjoying your photos of Ireland, Beth! They are really good, especially when you think they were taken so long ago...

And that finish is just lovely--such a beautiful series!

Brigitte said...

I've never been to Ireland but one day I want to travel there. Your pictures are absolutely seducing. Thanks for sharing.

Catherine said...

Sweet stitches and fabulous photos!

Maggee said...

Oh WOW!!! My Grandma's family is from Dingle!!!! You must tell me more about it!! Wow!! The name Inishmore sounds familiar too...where is that? Catching up now that I feel better. Hugs!

Melanie said...

I'm going to be sad when you finish this series. I look forward to each one you finish. :)

Those photos are AMAZING. I can't believe you took them that long ago. Wow!